Type a 2 – 3 page double-spaced short essay on ONLY 1 of the following questions. Submit and turn in here in blackboard.
Reserach the topics on the internet and use some of the resources from the readings folders for this week. Here are some links to the free online textbook reading over these topics:
Chapter 8 Section 3 – scroll down until you get to Jefferson
Chapter 8 Section 4 – Jefferson’s second term and Madison’s War of 1812
Discuss the transformation of the Republican Party between 1800 and 1824. How did Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe contribute to altering the original ideology of the Republican Party? Look at issues such as states’ rights, the agrarian ideal, the appeal to the common man, and strict construction of the Constitution, and assess the extent to which Republican views on these issues were preserved or altered during the party’s domination of national politics between 1800 and 1824.
Discuss the War of 1812 as the Second War for American Independence. What issues pushed the United States into war with Britain? Were all of the factors that contributed to the war defensive, or was there evidence of some degree of aggression among War Hawks? Even though the war ended as a draw, did Americans succeed in proving anything to themselves or to Britain? What issues were resolved as a result of the war?
Discuss American foreign policy between 1800 and 1824. What issues defined American foreign policy during the early 1800s? Was American policy defensive or aggressive? Were there sectional implications in foreign policy? How did foreign policy during this period promote nationalism? (Here you can look at how Jefferson handled foreign policy and his Embargo Act, you can look at how Madison handled the British, and take a very close look at the Monroe Doctrine from Monroe’s presidency)
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